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25.01.2022 Supervision is one of our top tips for parents and carers when it comes to keeping children safe online. Supervision can include: Sitting with your child whi...le they’re using a device Being in the same room as your child while they’re using a device Monitoring chat during online games by playing audio through speakers Being engaged in your child’s online activities through regular conversations Our home learning activity 'learning about online supervision' can help families start a discussion at home about the importance of supervision. For more information visit: https://www.thinkuknow.org.au//Learning%20about%20Online%2

25.01.2022 A message from our School Board Chair, Cecelia. Dear parents and carers in the school community, At our recent Board meeting, we heard that there are a number of parents and carers worried about the wellbeing of students and not sure what to do when there are critical incidents or concerning behaviours. DMS has a strong wellbeing program delivered through the home rooms, year coordinators and peer mentors, it is important to keep emphasising and strengthening the supports a...vailable. This year has been challenging in ways no-one could have anticipated. COVID restrictions have created conditions of uncertainty and anxiety, have prevented holiday travel and visits to family interstate, and produced significant economic consequences for large parts of our community. It has been well recognised that young people have also been particularly affected. There are many resources available to help with social and emotional wellbeing, self care strategies, ways to start conversations if you are worried about someone. DMS has recently invited TeamHEALTH to provide information and support sessions for staff, and the Department of Education has also provided resources and guidance. Listed below are some useful links to websites that you might also find helpful in supporting your family and community. https:healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-13 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it-affe/young-people https://beyou.edu.au/coronavirus-support-for-learning-commu https://kidshelpline.com.au/coronavirus htps://parents.au.reachout.com/ https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/darwin/ It is also good to remind each other that there are phone support lines available, because just talking about something can also help. Lifeline (24/7) 13 11 44 KidsHelpline (24/7) 1800 55 1800 TeamTALK (11am-11pm) 1800 832 600

24.01.2022 The Darwin Middle School students are amazing in this video. BEAT 2020 is here! Check out the sneak-peek trailer of what’s to come, and make sure you purchase your tickets here: http://bit.ly/The-Beat-2020

24.01.2022 R U OK? Thursday, 10 September 2020 Students are encouraged tomorrow to accessorise with yellow, activities across the school will occur throughout the day.

23.01.2022 Installation Day in the Multi Purpose Hall of the Mahogany Sea Grass’s sculptured by Artist in Residence Joel Mitchell.

23.01.2022 Year 7 Inter-house Basketball competition this morning.

22.01.2022 HPE Day or Week in our case is a nationwide initiative that highlights the importance of HPE in the Australian Curriculum, and its influence on the learning and development of children. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher or principal - everyone has a role to play in helping young people take a step towards leading healthier and happier lives. HPE week kicked off today with the gruelling 1000 REP CHALLENGE and the RAZOR CURL CHALLENGE. Congratulations to all staff and students who participated.

21.01.2022 Duke of Ed camp students and staff today trekked to Florence Falls.

21.01.2022 Important information for our current Year 9’s. Also a reminder to return Darwin High Enrolment forms to the Office of Good Standing ASAP.

20.01.2022 Teachers resumed today and this morning attended the new parental communication tool COMPASS. This will be rolled out to parents later in the term, stay tuned for updates and parent information sessions.

20.01.2022 Language Awards. Two groups of students studying Chinese participated in the Language Fest 2020. A language speaking competition hosted by the Languages Teachers’ Association of the Northern Territory (LTANT) last term. The year 7 group won the champion of the category and each student was given a prize of $30 gift card.

20.01.2022 The Year 9 Sport and Recreation class attended the Darwin Squash Centre on Thursday where they were greeted to an introduction on fundamental basics and techniques in the sport. Whilst the Sport is very unfamiliar to many, it was great to see many talented students showcase their skills in a game situation and display their high level of aerobic endurance and agility moving around the court. Well done!!

20.01.2022 Outdoor Classroom Ms Song’s Year 7 Chinese class today had a wonderful outdoor lesson. They made paper from scratch. Paper was originally made of plant-like fibres, this was me method was invented by Cai Lun, who lived in the 2nd century in China, he created a mix of textile fibres from the bark of the Mullberries soaked in water and he produced sheets of paper. The Year 7’s followed the traditional Chinese method to make their paper today, they used the flowers and leaves from the school garden to decorate their paper. It may take 3-16 hours for their paper to dry. The student’s are looking forward to seeing their paper artwork.

19.01.2022 Ms Shone and her students decorated our tree

19.01.2022 Student Well-being Roll Groups 8-1 & 8-2 participated in an activity that focussed on developing teamwork skills. The aim of the activity was for a group of student (11-12) to move from one point to another, without touching the ground. The students started by standing on top of two gym mats (one on top of the other) and have to work together to problem solve how they will use the mats as rafts to move across an area without touching the ground. The students had lots of fun as they trialled different strategies to achieve their goal. An element of competition was added to the activity when a second team was added to make a race format.

17.01.2022 Today SRC students went to the recycling centre at Coconut Grove and deposited the bottles, cans and poppers collected in the new bins. They also visited the Darwin Plastic Makers Space Inc located at Groove Cafe to deposit and sort the plastic bottle caps.

17.01.2022 Y9 Photography class. Year 9 students have been busy putting into practice all of the things they have learnt this semester in Photography. Today the students cast a creative eye out on location in the city photographing the Darwin Street Art Festival works.

16.01.2022 NT winners for the National History Challenge for 2020

16.01.2022 Relief Teachers Darwin Middle is seeking expressions of interest for short and long term positions. Please send your CV to [email protected] or ph 89425200 Please share this post.

15.01.2022 Friday November 20th This is a student free day there will be no supervision at school for students on Friday 20 November. Students who are in enrolled in the Friday Trade School program still need to attend the training facility as normal.

14.01.2022 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT YEAR 9 STUDENTS Dear Parents/Carers Re: Darwin High School Subject Selection and Parent Information Evening... This is to notify parents of students who are enrolling in Year 10 at Darwin High School in 2021, that there have been some changes to the key dates provided in the enrolment pack due to COVID-19 restrictions. The safety of our school community is our priority and we are continuing to adopt a cautious approach to all large school events. Due to the number of parents and students who are expected to attend our Subject Expo and Parent Information evening on the 10 September the Subject Expo/ Parent Information Evening will now be an online event on Monday 21 September via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/darwinhighofficial We are working to provide support to Year 9 students and families to ensure their transition from middle to senior school is as smooth as possible. If you intend to enrol your child in Year 10 at Darwin High School in 2021, please complete the forms in the enrolment pack and return them to our Front Office or via email to [email protected] by Friday 11 September to ensure you receive important information regarding our transition program. Thank you to all those parents who have already completed and returned enrolment forms. The revised key dates for Term 3, 2020 are: 11 September Subject selections open 21 September Online Parent Information Evening https://business.facebook.com/events/304130150878058/ 25 September Closing date for registration for Centre for Excellence (C4E) https://darwinhigh.nt.edu.au//centre-for-exc/registration/ and Students of High Performance: English (SOHP) programs https://darwinhigh.nt.edu.au//students-/sohp-registration/ 16 October Students of High Performance: English testing after school 17 October Centre for Excellence testing 21 October Subject selections close The ‘Try Your Timetable Day’ scheduled for 11 December is TBC, depending on the Department of Education guidelines for Term 4. More information on this event will be emailed to parents closer to the date.

14.01.2022 Year 7 Band with Ms Etherington currently playing at the Quarter at Casuarina Shopping Centre.

13.01.2022 Day 2 HPE WEEK activities continued today with the fabulous Darwin City Council Smoothie Bikes. Students had the opportunity to wizz up their own healthy fruit smoothies at lunch time. It was great to be able to combine fun, laughter, physical activity and healthy eating, to promote health for all our students.

12.01.2022 Ms Jones Year 9 Japanese class today cooked a beautiful Japanese curry.

11.01.2022 2020 GTNT Student Winner of the year.

10.01.2022 HPE Week Day 4 The importance of health and physical activity was promoted with more fantastic HPE week activities. At lunch time students had the opportunity to ask questions and practice CPR & First Aid skills with Hayley from St Johns Ambulance. The students also took on the staff in the very popular annual Staff v Student Volleyball game, again the games were competitive with some sets closer than others. Tomorrow is Team Gear Day, don’t forget to wear your team uniforms (past or present) or your supporter attire.

09.01.2022 Warcries across the school as student met in their Houses today.

08.01.2022 Mr Ryan & Mr Hodges are presently completing a 5 day intensive training course at school this week. This will enable both of the marvellous teachers to be fully qualified Rock Climbing and Abseiling Instructors. These two dedicated teachers will lead students & staff in the PE faculty on the Rock-climbing wall in the Multi-Purpose Hall.

08.01.2022 Ms Surti and the SRC presented Captain Peter from the Salvation Army with presents and food donations today.

06.01.2022 Aqua Sports Students started a unit of work on Sailing this week at The Darwin Sailing Club learning essential skills such as rigging, steering, tacking and reading the direction of the wind to generate boat speed. The wind conditions picked up during the session which was challenging for the group, all students conducted themselves with courage and enthusiasm interacting with each other in unfamiliar environments. Well done everyone!!

06.01.2022 HPE Week Day 3 Students challenged the teachers in the annual STAFF v STUDENT NETBALL game at lunch time today. The teachers team were victorious for the third year running. Well done to all participants, games were played hard and fast by all players.

06.01.2022 Sea-Grass Sculpture- Darwin Middle School Seagrass is the favorite food for dugongs and an important habitat for many marine species within Darwin Harbour. The ...health of the Seagrass meadows is intrinsically linked to the health of the Dugong and overall health of the aquatic ecosystem. It is with sadness that my Artist in Residency at Darwin Middle School has come to an end. It has been an incredible project and have loved working with Marcus Dixon and the team in breathing creativity into the fabric of the school for many generations to come. It has also been a privilege to mentor some students in wood sculpting throughout the process. This tree was another salvaged tree from Cyclone Marcus, planted by students post Cyclone Tracy. See more

06.01.2022 Year 9 Heath Forum Today the year 9 students attended the Choices Health Forum in our new Black Box Theatre. The students had the opportunity to ask the expert panel questions relating to choices about their health and well-being. This event was a great opportunity to showcase the local health and support services available to young people external to the school setting. Big thank you to Mrs Holt and Nurse Alison for organising this.

06.01.2022 The Students in REAL program are currently away at their Duke of ED Outdoor Experience Camp with teachers Mr Sean Kenny, Mr Troy Ryan and Mrs Lucinda Foreshaw, Ms Amelia and Ms Jacklyn.

06.01.2022 HPE week day 5 Staff and students donned their team uniforms and supporters shirts for Team Gear Day. It is fabulous to see the DMS community engaging in a variety of sporting endeavours, we had everything from hockey, AFL, to motorsport, roller derby and everything between represented today.

04.01.2022 Students returned from Camp today a big thank you to the teachers who assisted on the camp and Mr Kenny as the Teacher in Charge.

04.01.2022 Interhouse competition winners for 2020. Thanks Ms Thompson for organising this competition.

04.01.2022 The year is coming to a close and we have such a beautiful 2020 portfolio. Check out this one of the Darwin Middle School Multipurpose Hall. Follow the link here: https://www.rossiarchitects.com.au/darwin-middle-school-mu/

02.01.2022 Don’t forget to add your yellow accessories tomorrow.

02.01.2022 Ms Manypeney took two teams away today for the interschool Volleyball competition.

01.01.2022 Anais Henry Martin winner of the 2021 Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year Award. Today received her certificate and prize from the Lord Mayor of Darwin at today’s ceremony.